Why Saudi Arabia is valuable to Trump

Posted - October 16 201807:21

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Why Saudi Arabia is valuable to Trump

"Per two sources who spoke to CNN, however, the Saudis are preparing a report admitting that they meant to abduct and bring Khashoggi back to Saudi Arabia, but that he was inadvertently killed in the process".

One source cautioned that the report was still being prepared and could change, CNN said today.

Turkish officials say they fear a Saudi hit team killed Khashoggi, who has been missing almost two weeks.

Hours prior, President Trump announced in a tweet that he spoke with Saudi Arabia's King Salman about Khashoggi.

Last week, Turkey accepted a Saudi proposal to form a joint working group to investigate Mr Khashoggi's disappearance.

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Trump was sending Pompeo to Riyadh because "determining what happened to Jamal Khashoggi is something of great importance to the president".

Khashoggi, a Saudi-born writer who contributed to the Washington Post, was highly critical of the crown prince's government and has been living in self-imposed exile in the United States for a year because of fears he would be arrested in a crackdown on dissidents.

Khashoggi vanished early this month after entering Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul.

Saudi Arabia said it would hit back against any sanctions imposed against the oil-rich country, citing its "effective and vital role in the world economy".

"The king firmly denied any knowledge of it", Trump told reporters as he left the White House for a trip to survey hurricane damage in Florida and in Georgia.

First suspected 'exomoon' discovered 8000 light-years awayWhat popped out was a planet called Kepler-1625b, a Jupiter-sized world that orbits a star around 8,000 light-years away. However, the star itself, as the team have ascertained from Kepler data, is so quiet they can't even detect its rotation.

Last week, an anonymous Turkish official alleged that 15 Saudi operatives had flown into the country, bringing with them a doctor and a bone saw with which to dismember Khashoggi's body and smuggle it out of the consulate building.

On Monday, King Salman ordered an investigation into the case. I mean, who knows? But Saudi Arabia strongly rejects he was killed inside the mission.

Bahrain called for a boycott of Uber, in which PIF has invested $3.5 billion, after its chief executive officer said he would not attend the conference.

Exerting downward pressure on prices, Friday's monthly report from the International Energy Agency said the market looked "adequately supplied for now" and cut its forecasts for world oil demand growth this year and next.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley spoke on the second day of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2018. Diesel prices in the city however saw an effective decline of 70 paise, falling to Rs 76.75 per litre.

Senators including Collins have been swamped by reporters and protesters in the runup to the Kavanaugh confirmation votes. It's all expected to conclude Saturday afternoon with a final roll call nearly solidly along party lines.

Getting some of their stars back will help, and now that they aren't the team to beat, it'll take some pressure off them. If we handle our business the way we're supposed to handle our business there is a good chance we will see them again".

Donald Kohn, who served for eight years on the Fed board, said he thought Trump's criticism would have no effect on Fed policy. And markets, even deep and liquid ones like the bond market, aren't always right, and are frequently wrong.

The US first lady's tour in Africa has been part of her BE BEST initiative, which focuses on improving the lives of children. First lady Melania Trump looks out over Nairobi National Park in Nairobi, Kenya. "It is a lovely thing to see".

Google Home Hub , the upcoming smart display speaker that is based on Google Assistant , will be made available on October 22. Google is expected to show off its next flagship smartphone, the Pixel 3 and its bigger brother, the 3 XL, on October 9.

Masson believes Wednesday will be the prime day for activity, when the Florida Panhandle is hit by Michael. An Air Force hurricane hunter airplane was sent into the storm to investigate, the hurricane center said.

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